by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 131 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 908th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular civil engineering programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Civil Engineering at University of California - Davis
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Civil Engineering Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 doctorate’s civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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